Tales and Ink

by Loan Wendling

Loan Wendling, known to many as Tales and Ink, has reached millions of people around the globe, and as such what was once just a mere way to express oneself became a mirror for society.

After three years of raw honesty, rage and solitude, the words have finally fallen onto the paper.

This collection contains a collection of poems with themes ranging from loneliness, fatherhood, manhood to themes such as wrath and hatred for the divine.

At its a travel diary from 2024, recounting the author's most life changing trip. A peek into a sacred moment about the road and its beauty.

These words are here to stay, even in death, even after.

Genres: Poetry

120 pages, Paperback

Published July 13, 2025

Reviews

[Dimitar Ganev · Rating 5 out of 5]

“An open door to a madhouse made of tempered glass.”

[Travis Fasko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of these poems really hit, and did not let go. I thank the writer for their words.

[Literatiann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loan writes in a way that captures the overlooked and makes them the star of the show. The poems were amazing but the travel diary where he talks about the little girl in the blue dress was my favorite

[Gabriel Neal · Rating 5 out of 5]

While sitting in my room I rip open a package with a book in it. I read, “tales and ink” by Loan Wendling. I got really excited and I didn’t put the book down once I started flipping through the pages, while trying to hold back tears and more emotions.

I truly do love this book.

[Michel Wendling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bravo for this courage, for this rare alchemy that transforms the personal into the universal, the secret into shared experience. These poems are not just read—they are lived, they resonate long after the last line. A work that lingers, that unsettles, that elevates.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been looking forward to the print version of Tale and Ink’s work, and here it is. It did not disappoint, read it within an hour, and it evokes fantastic emotions and memories. The “My Words to God” section is one of the best pieces of poetry I’ve had the fortune of reading this year.

[John Horton · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Tales and Ink" by Loan Wendling is a fascination poetry book, and even that is an understatement. I have been following him for a few years now and his work always spoke to me in ways I couldn't speak to myself, reading Loan Wendling's words made me feel less lonely, and more myself. All I want to say to Loan Wendling is, if you ever read this, I hope you know that "Tales and Ink," the book as well as the page has changed the lives of many people around the globe, so please keep on doing what you're doing and keep on changing the world, one day at a time.

[Jason Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been trying to read more poetry, but finding authors that I connect with has been difficult. The TikTok algorithm paid off for once, stumbling across the work of Loan Wendling. I read two poems and that was enough for me to buy the book. This is a deeply personal and powerful journey, so much of I instantly connected with. You don't read this work, you feel it.

[K. Alex. Estabrooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent poetry that really delivers on men's mental health.

[Philomeides · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how tales and ink extends his hands through his words and touches a version of us we forgot existed.